Studies and Internships Abroad

Information Day on April 15 at Freie Universität Berlin about Opportunities for Students to Study Abroad

№ 71/2010 from Mar 29, 2010

An Information Day about study opportunities and internships outside of Germany will be held on April 15, 2010, at Freie Universität. There will be information on study opportunities in Europe, the U.S.A., Australia, New Zealand, and other countries. One presentation will highlight financing options for internships abroad. Experts will describe various possibilities for students to spend time in another country either studying or working as an intern. Past participants of various exchange programs will report on their experiences abroad. The Information Day is open to the public and free of charge.

The International Student Office and the Erasmus Office will present numerous direct exchange programs at Freie Universität Berlin as well as various possibilities for exchange through the Erasmus program. Representatives of the United States Embassy in Berlin, the Ranke Heinemann Institute, and the Institut Français will present information about various opportunities for study abroad. The Career Service will give a presentation on internships abroad and will answer questions with regard to finding and financing internships outside of Germany. The Educational Exchange Service (PAD) will provide information about its program for foreign language assistants through which students learning to become teachers can go abroad and work as assistant teachers in classes where their mother tongue is being taught as a second language. Students from Freie Universität will report on their experiences abroad. During the entire event the Go Out Infomobil of the German Academic Exchange Service will be standing in front of the humanities building complex. There students will also be able to get information about other exchange and scholarship programs.